A long J-bolt is hooked into a hole in the rear bed crossrail & extends down
to the rail that has the tire on it. The rail has a hole in the end of it
that the J-bolt goes through & a large (long) nut goes on the end to hold
the rail up. Look in Jim Carter's catalog for a sketch of the parts.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: <CHARLES_A._CLARK@HUD.GOV>
To: "Doug Pewterbaugh" <dpewter@msn.com>
Cc: <CHARLES_A._CLARK@HUD.GOV>; <jhouse@ccsol.com>; <MKlepp4335@cs.com>;
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Spare tire carrier for AD
> How is the monorail completed, i.e. what holds the tire up, and how does
> that differ from the other kind?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> "Doug
> Pewterbaugh" To: <MKlepp4335@cs.com>,
<jhouse@ccsol.com>,
> <dpewter@msn. <CHARLES_A._CLARK@hud.gov>,
> com> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> cc:
> 01/29/02 Subject: Re: [oletrucks]
Spare tire carrier
> 12:34 AM for AD
> Please
> respond to
> "Doug
> Pewterbaugh"
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 49 & 50 are also the same (straight back type). Think they called these
> "monorail".
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-window
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MKlepp4335@cs.com
> To: jhouse@ccsol.com ; CHARLES_A._CLARK@hud.gov ; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Spare tire carrier for AD
>
>
> In a message dated 1/25/02 3:14:53 PM Central Standard Time,
> jhouse@ccsol.com
> writes:
>
> << I have one, took it off a truck that was in the junkyard on its side.
I
> started to sand blast it - but it was slow going. I also have the hard to
> find support bolt with the ORIGINAL wing nut. >>
> The spare carrier you have is for a later AD. My '48 has the carrier that
> has the center J-bolt rear mount. It is mounted in the middle of the
> frame
> and slides straight back and down to access the spare tire. This is how
> the
> '47 and '48 models were. Maybe others can help out with the other AD
> years.
>
> Mike Klepp
> '48 3100
> Wichita Falls, TX
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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